Kabul, May 10 (IANS) At least two people were killed
and 20 other injured Saturday when a bus plunged into a ravine in
eastern Afghanistan province of Parwan, a local media report said.
"The ill-fated bus plunged into a ravine along Kabul to and 20 other injured Saturday when a bus plunged into a ravine in
eastern Afghanistan province of Parwan, a local media report said.
Mazar-e-Sharif highway, leaving two travellers dead, and 20 others
injured," Xinhua quoted local media Tolo TV Saturday.
The accident took place in the southern part of the mountainous
Salang Pass in Salang district in the province with Charikar as its
capital, 55 km north of Afghanistan's capital Kabul, the report said,
adding that several women and children are among the victims.
Police and rescue teams rushed towards the site shortly after the accident happened.
All injured have been shifted to the hospital.
Government officials blame reckless driving for the traffic incidents
in the mountainous country, saying reckless driving on congested roads
and highways is the main cause of road accidents in Afghanistan.
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